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*Official* Match 31 - Australia v Kenya

Who will win this match?

  • Total voters
    11
  • Poll closed .
Spark

Spark

Global Moderator
If you need more evidence of the inconsequentiality of this match, this is it. Steve Smith to bowl the 11th.

Ponting is so rusty. Miles off target.
 
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BoyBrumby

BoyBrumby

Englishman
So meh, isn't it?

Have to question the scheduling slightly to put two fairly obvious mismatchs on at the weekend when more people are likely to be watching and then bury (say) NZ/Pakistan on a Tuesday or England/Windies on a Thursday.
 
Spark

Spark

Global Moderator
BoyBrumby said:
So meh, isn't it?

Have to question the scheduling slightly to put two fairly obvious mismatchs on at the weekend when more people are likely to be watching and then bury (say) NZ/Pakistan on a Tuesday or England/Windies on a Thursday.
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I have to question the schedule when a top ranked team plays 30 overs of competitive cricket in two weeks - really showing IMO.
 
BoyBrumby

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Ok, this is a bit parochial from Chappelli.

Sure 99.9% of Indians will have NFI who Tim Horan is.

Best defensive 2nd 5/8 I ever saw tho but.
 
Jamee999

Jamee999

Hall of Fame Member
This is the game Athers/Chappell were talking about where Waugh is stranded on 99* :). In case you were wondering. Oddly, Athers played in it :p
 
pup11

pup11

International Coach
I would be the first bloke to admit that Smith is a player with immense potential but seriously is a worldcup campaign the place to blood him..?

He has all the tools as a leg-spinner yet for some reason he has been just bowling rollers at the international level, his batting too is atm nowhere near international standard.

So the big question is what exactly is he doing in the team playing ahead of a bloke like Dussey...!?
 
Woodster

Woodster

International Captain
About time we had the re-introducion into the attack of Tait. Kenya just ticking along, Tait on to make something happen. Perhaps a couple from Brett Lee aswell from the other end.

Tom Moody rightly, imo, suggesting a slip should be in place, fully agree. Ponting has to get a couple of catchers in with one of his strike bowlers back on.
 
Woodster

Woodster

International Captain
pup11 said:
I would be the first bloke to admit that Smith is a player with immense potential but seriously is a worldcup campaign the place to blood him..?

He has all the tools as a leg-spinner yet for some reason he has been just bowling rollers at the international level, his batting too is atm nowhere near international standard.

So the big question is what exactly is he doing in the team playing ahead of a bloke like Dussey...!?
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Fair point, my concern is his place in the Test side and maybe he has more to offer in the ODI format, but cannot think he's a better option than Dussey, especially in the more important matches, of which this is not one of them.
 
Spark

Spark

Global Moderator
His bowling is probably more likely to take wickets, but Dussey is probably the wiser pick.

A bit moot though as it's not his place that should be first on the line IMO

Interpreting what Clarke wants done when he waves about like that must be a hell of a job for fieldsmen.
 
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Howe_zat

Howe_zat

Audio File
Woodster said:
About time we had the re-introducion into the attack of Tait. Kenya just ticking along, Tait on to make something happen. Perhaps a couple from Brett Lee aswell from the other end.

Tom Moody rightly, imo, suggesting a slip should be in place, fully agree. Ponting has to get a couple of catchers in with one of his strike bowlers back on.
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Should've had a leg slip to Tait, if only to stop his second delivery.
 
pup11

pup11

International Coach
This is bull**** cricket from Australia so far just bowling as if they are bowling in the nets, its not like the result is under any question but surely you need to show a bit more intensity than this.
 
Spark

Spark

Global Moderator
pup11 said:
This is bull**** cricket from Australia so far just bowling as if they are bowling in the nets, its not like the result is under any question but surely you need to show a bit more intensity than this.
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Well for most of the innings they batted like they were in the nets so it's hardly a surprise.

A very rusty performance - I'd put more weight on Wednesday though

:laugh: Wait til it bowls him before you celebrate Hads
 
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pup11

pup11

International Coach
Spark said:
His bowling is probably more likely to take wickets, but Dussey is probably the wiser pick.

A bit moot though as it's not his place that should be first on the line IMO

Interpreting what Clarke wants done when he waves about like that must be a hell of a job for fieldsmen.
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If you compare Smith and Dussey' stats from the England series you would see Dussey took pretty much the same number of wickets as Smith and to go with that Dussey was our second highest run-scorer in that series.

So its just annoying to see someone like Dussey sitting out after doing that well just because people in the Australian hierarchy rate Smith as a future star.
 
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